3.He was married to a Lydia Ives. He had 4 children but there are no people today who can be traced back to him. 4.He was a simple farmer who before the war had been a captain in the French and Indian war. 5.He aroused he company when the British had come to plunder New Haven. They were over powered and when he was told to surrender he refused. He was shot off his horse and stabbed with bayonets.
1.John Gilbert
John GilbertNew Haven
Born 1729; Death 1779
3.He was married to a Lydia Ives. He had 4 children but there are no people today who can be traced back to him. 4.He was a simple farmer who before the war had been a captain in the French and Indian war. 5.He aroused he company when the British had come to plunder New Haven. They were over powered and when he was told to surrender he refused. He was shot off his horse and stabbed with bayonets.